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John Raymond Alexander

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John Raymond Alexander

Birth
Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
Death
21 Sep 1998 (aged 83)
Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section/Row 8, Lot 59
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Grand Island (Nebraska) Independent
Tuesday, September 22, 1998

Ray Alexander, 83, of Grand Island died Monday, Sept. 21, 1998, at Lakeview Rehab/Nursing Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home. The Rev. Richard Karohl will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery.

Mr. Alexander was born on Sept. 2, 1915, at Grand Island to John and Cara (Phelps) Alexander. He grew up in Grand Island, except for nine years of his youth that were spent on a farm in Sherman County. He was educated in Grand Island and graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 1933. He married Irene Scheibe on Nov. 26, 1938, at Smith Center, Kan. The couple lived in Grand Island throughout their marriage. he worked for the Grand Island Utilities Department for 36 years. He was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, United Commercial Travelers and the American Association of Retired Persons.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Dick and Ron, both of Grand Island; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one grandson; one sister, Ruth Alexander; and one brother, Robert Alexander.
obit courtesy of diaNEB (#47466150)
Grand Island (Nebraska) Independent
Tuesday, September 22, 1998

Ray Alexander, 83, of Grand Island died Monday, Sept. 21, 1998, at Lakeview Rehab/Nursing Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home. The Rev. Richard Karohl will officiate. Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery.

Mr. Alexander was born on Sept. 2, 1915, at Grand Island to John and Cara (Phelps) Alexander. He grew up in Grand Island, except for nine years of his youth that were spent on a farm in Sherman County. He was educated in Grand Island and graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 1933. He married Irene Scheibe on Nov. 26, 1938, at Smith Center, Kan. The couple lived in Grand Island throughout their marriage. he worked for the Grand Island Utilities Department for 36 years. He was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, United Commercial Travelers and the American Association of Retired Persons.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Dick and Ron, both of Grand Island; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one grandson; one sister, Ruth Alexander; and one brother, Robert Alexander.
obit courtesy of diaNEB (#47466150)


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